The Earth in Context
Subtitle: A Guide to the Solar System (Springer-Praxis Series in Astronomy and Space Sciences)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: November 28, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 469
ISBN-13: 9781852333751
Subjects: Planets & asteroids; Popular astronomy; Science; Science/Mathematics; Astronomy - Solar System; Planets; Science / Astronomy; astronomy; comparative planetology; earth sciences; space science; Cosmology; Astronomy - General; Solar System
First sentence: For thousands of years, it seemed obvious that the Sun, Moon and planets circled the Earth, and were viewed against the background of fixed stars in the 'firmament'.